A peasant family, driven by the drought, walks to exhaustion through an arid land. As they shelter at a deserted ranch, the drought is broken and they linger, tending cattle for the absentee ranch owner, until the onset of another drought forces them to move on, homeless wanderers again. Yet, like the desert plants that defeat all rigors of wind and weather, the family maintains its will to survive in the harsh and solitary land. Intimately acquainted with the region of which he writes and keenly appreciative of the character of its inhabitants, into whose minds he has penetrated as few before him, Graciliano Ramos depicts them in a style whose austerity well becomes the spareness of the subject, creating a gallery of figures that rank as classic in contemporary Brazilian literature.
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A peasant family, driven by the drought, walks to exhaustion through an arid land. As they shelter at a deserted ranch, the drought is broken and they linger, tending cattle for the absentee ranch owner, until the onset of another drought forces them to move on, homeless wanderers again. Yet, like the desert plants that defeat all rigors of wind and weather, the family maintains its will to survive in the harsh and solitary land. Intimately acquainted with the region of which he writes and keenly appreciative of the character of its inhabitants, into whose minds he has penetrated as few before him, Graciliano Ramos depicts them in a style whose austerity well becomes the spareness of the subject, creating a gallery of figures that rank as classic in contemporary Brazilian literature.
Imprint | University Of Texas Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Texas Pan American Series |
Release date | 1965 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 1971 |
Authors | Graciliano Ramos |
Translators | Ralph Edward Dimmick |
Illustrators | Charles Umlauf |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 165 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-292-70133-5 |
Barcode | 9780292701335 |
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LSN | 0-292-70133-0 |